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Town Council Workshop Meeting

Town of Holly Springs · Town Council
Tuesday, September 9, 2025 at 6:00 pm

Work session Appointments and personnelBudget and appropriationsComprehensive planEthics and transparencyParks and recreationRoads and transportationTransitWater and sewer

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What's on this agenda

Holly Springs' town council held a workshop Sept. 9 covering five topics with no public forum: selecting FreeBee as the town's microtransit vendor, an update on three chapters of the town's Comprehensive Plan, a policy for filling midterm advisory board vacancies, a preview of the 2025 Community Satisfaction Survey, and possible additions to the town's ethics policy.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

Council reached consensus to launch a microtransit service under the name Holly Springs Hopper, run by FreeBee within a 7-mile, door-to-door radius covering the town limits. The plan sets a $2 in-town fare for the first two riders ($4 in the ETJ), a minimum unaccompanied-rider age of 16, and two free trips per new app download. The contract runs $228,500 after a 50% CAMPO grant, $57,000 under budget for the year.

On the Comprehensive Plan, consultants outlined updates to the Community Facilities, Infrastructure and Utilities, and Natural Areas chapters, last revised in 2009; council named the Northeast Gateway as a priority area for utility investment ahead of a planned October public hearing and November adoption. Staff also previewed changes to the Board Appointments Policy for midterm vacancies, discussed additions to the 2025 Community Satisfaction Survey, and reviewed possible ethics-policy updates covering enforcement, social media conduct and training records; the attorney will bring draft language back to a future meeting. The scheduled closed session did not occur, and the meeting adjourned by unanimous vote at 8:14 p.m.

How the votes went

The only recorded vote was the unanimous motion to adjourn; the other items were handled through staff direction and council consensus rather than formal votes.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (5)

Discussion item · 5
  1. 3.a Microtransit
    Discussion item Budget and appropriationsRoads and transportationTransit
    Development Services staff recommended FreeBee as microtransit vendor after an RFP process with mostly positive community feedback. Council settled on a 7-mile door-to-door service area, a $2 in-town fare for the first two riders ($4 in the ETJ), a minimum unaccompanied-rider age of 16, two free introductory trips per app download, and the name Holly Springs Hopper. The contract totals $228,500 after a 50% CAMPO grant, $57,000 under budget.
    Council reached consensus on vendor, fares, age minimum and branding; no formal vote
  2. 3.b Comprehensive Plan
    Discussion item Comprehensive planWater and sewer
    Staff and consultants previewed updates to the Community Facilities, Infrastructure and Utilities, and Natural Areas chapters of the Comprehensive Plan, last revised in 2009, ahead of a planned October public hearing and November adoption. Council named the Northeast Gateway as a priority area for utility investment.
  3. 4 Advisory Board Vacancy Appointments
    Discussion item Appointments and personnelParks and recreation
    The town clerk presented a draft policy change setting a 14-day minimum advertising period for midterm appointments to the Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee and Tree Advisory Committee, with resignations near the annual appointment window rolled into that process. The amended policy will return for adoption.
  4. 5 Community Satisfaction Survey
    Discussion item
    Staff previewed the 2025 Community Satisfaction Survey, noting 2023 results showed satisfaction with town services 29% above the U.S. average, and sought council input on new questions covering downtown priorities, Mims Park's use, and the Cultural Center.
  5. 6 Ethics Policy Update
    Discussion item Ethics and transparency
    The town attorney reviewed the current ethics policy against statutory requirements and discussed possible additions on enforcement mechanisms, social media conduct and training records, noting one unsubstantiated ethics complaint in the past ten years. Revised policy language will return to a future meeting.

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